TNT’s Exclusive Coverage of the Eastern Conference Finals Continues
TNT’s exclusive coverage of the 2011 NBA Eastern Conference Finals (ECF) continues Sunday, May 22 with a special 30-minute edition of NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com at 8 p.m. (ET) with Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kevin McHale (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) previewing the night’s action. Following the pre-game show, Derrick Rose and Chicago Bulls will visit LeBron James and the Miami Heat at 8:30 p.m. (ET) in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst) and Reggie Miller (analyst) will call the game with Craig Sager reporting. The night will conclude with the Emmy® award-winning studio show Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai with Johnson, Barkley, McHale and Smith recapping the game.
Exclusive coverage of the ECF on TNT resumes on Tuesday, May 24 with another 30-minute NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com at 8 p.m. (ET). Game 4 between the Bulls @ Heat follows at 8:30 p.m. (ET) with Albert, Kerr and Miller will call the game with Sager reporting. To finish the evening’s coverage, Johnson, Barkley, McHale and Smith will break down the action on Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai.
Companion coverage for every ECF will be available via TNT OverTime on NBA.com. The site will provide multi-camera angle coverage, including an “Action Cam” and a “Backboard Cam.” Users also will have the ability to vote for which player they would like the “Home Player Cam” and “Away Player Cam” to follow per quarter. The live player also will be available on Yahoo! Sports and SI.com
2011 NBA PLAYOFFS ON TNT (all times ET)
| TIME/DATE | GAME |
| Sunday, May 22 | |
| 8 p.m. (ET) | NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kevin McHale (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) |
| 8:30 p.m. | Chicago Bulls @ Miami Heat (Game 3)
Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter) |
| Postgame | Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kevin McHale (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) |
| Tuesday, May 24 | |
| 8 p.m. (ET) | NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kevin McHale (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) |
| 8:30 p.m. | Chicago Bulls @ Miami Heat (Game 4)
Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter) |
| Postgame | Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kevin McHale (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) |
| Thursday, May 26 | |
| 8 p.m. (ET) | NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) |
| 8:30 p.m. | Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls (Game 5)
Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter) |
| Postgame | Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) |
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Steve Kerr is SO-O-O biased, it is horrible! He is paid by TNT–NOT the Bulls, but you would never know it. I think it is sad when a professional cannot put his personal feelings aside in this type setting. Too bad as I had respected Kerr previously.
Steve Kerr is SO-O-O biased, it is horrible! He is paid by TNT–NOT the Bulls, but you would never know it. I think it is sad when a professional cannot put his personal feelings aside in this type setting. Too bad as I had respected Kerr previously.